Definition of Chionanthus

1. Noun. Deciduous trees or shrubs: fringe tree.

Exact synonyms: Genus Chionanthus
Generic synonyms: Dicot Genus, Magnoliopsid Genus
Group relationships: Family Oleaceae, Oleaceae, Olive Family
Member holonyms: Fringe Tree

Lexicographical Neighbors of Chionanthus

Chinggisids
Chingisid
Chinglish
Chingpo
Chink
Chinkiang vinegar
Chinks
Chino-Japanese War
Chinook
Chinook Jargon
Chinookan
Chinta Valley
Chinyanja
Chiococca
Chiococca alba
Chionanthus (current term)
Chionanthus virginicus
Chionochloa conspicua
Chios
Chipewyan
Chippendale
Chippewa
Chippewaian
Chippeway
Chippeways
Chippewyan
Chirag
Chiricahua
Chiricahua Apache
Chiricahuan

Literary usage of Chionanthus

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Journal of Materia Medica (1873)
"... which, I presume, most good physicians take, and all should take it. I am at.ked, '' What are the medical properties of the Chionanthus ..."

2. Lawns and Gardens: How to Plant and Beautify the Home Lot, the Pleasure by Nils Jönsson-Rose (1897)
"Fringe Tree, Chionanthus Virginica.—This is a very large shrub with recurving branches, large oval or obovate FIG. 115.—FRINGE TREE (Chionanthus ..."

3. Landscape Gardening: Notes and Suggestions on Lawns and Lawn Planting by Samuel Parsons (1895)
"From mid-April to mid- Chionanthus VIRGINICA. , .-, i summer we tail not to nave beautiful flowers on some one of these plants. ..."

4. The Flower Garden, Or, Breck's Book of Flowers: In which are Described All by Joseph Breck (1858)
"The Red Bud is beautiful in the spring, and not without interest, in full foliage, in the summer. Chionanthus. ..."

5. The MAGAZINE of Horticulture, Botany, and All Useful Discoveries and (1857)
"(Chionanthus VIRGINICUS.) HAVING in our articles in our last volume given a full account of several of the more rare ornamental trees of large size, ..."

6. King's American Dispensatory by John King, Harvey Wickes Felter, John Uri Lloyd (1905)
"Chionanthus improves the appetite, aide digestion, promotes assimilation, and is a tonic to the whole system. It never produces catharsis, but ptyalism has ..."

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